Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

The wine is a seamless fusion of two varieties: shiraz and cabernet sauvignon. An intriguing nose of chocolate, crushed herbs, cedar, blackberries and smoke leads into a tightly-focused palate with fine-grained tannin and incredible density. The finish is fresh and lively with flavours that linger. more

Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District opens with initial scents of rich raspberry, fig compote, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cardamom. Once decanted, abundant aromas of iris root, lilac, osmanthus, pie crust, fenugreek, citral, and huckleberry burst from the glass. Upon entry, the mouth is stimulated by black cherries, white pepper, ... more

Water Wheel Vineyards Shiraz 2005

Round and fuller bodied this has a nice inflection of pepper that plays wonderfully off of its cherry and black berry fruit. Give this a few years and watch it really come together as we have noticed thru the years that a little bottle age really brings out the best ... more

Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 1999

A Brunello that represents the best tradition in structure and aromatics with more elegance, harmony and fruit. more

Château Cos d'Estournel St. Estephe 2003

Very deep ruby.Very rich nose with spices and black currant. Lovely well-balanced mouthful, voluptuous. The finish displays a lot of fruit. A great wine to age over 30 years. To drink: 2010-2033. more

Andrew Will Sorella 2001

The Sorella sums up the vintage, vibrant and laden with fruit as well as flavors and scent from flowers and earth. We like the body of this wine as well as its structure. Each year when we make it we are challenged to find the wine in the components presented ... more

d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2003

Upon release d'Arenberg's The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier has a vivid dark purple colour. The Viognier adds fragrance and the perfume of flowers, nectarines, ginger and herbs, serving to enhance the very ripe spectrum of the Shiraz, namely blackberry, blueberry and boysenberry. These same characters are also evident on the ... more

Gemtree Uncut Shiraz 2003

93 Points Vintage Direct.Totally opaque oblack purple colour with deep purple hue. Superb nose, with notes of violet, liquorice allsorts, spice and blackberry. Mouthfilling palate, with flavours of dark chocolate spice and black pepper on the back palate. Full bodied, with excellent palate weight. Fine grained tannins, excellent balance, with ... more

Hewitson Ned & Henrys Shiraz 2003

The colour of 2003 Ned & Henry's Shiraz is deep red with a purple hue. The aroma is distinctively Barossa Valley Shiraz: black and red, ripe fruits with a solid, concentrated core. Matured in only French oak, the fruit is interwoven with pepper, nutmeg and clove. The seamless class of ... more

DeLille Cellars Doyenne Syrah 2001

With glass staining black purple color, this year's Syrah is jam packed with complex raspberry aromas and flavors. There is some classic, smoky bacon fat in the nose, along with some floral violet and black pepper spice. Dense and focused mouth-feel with great extract and youthful ripe tannins. This is ... more

Havens Napa Valley Syrah 2000

The 2000 growing season was a break from a two-year cool spell, but it did not feature the big heat spikes of many warm years. Instead, we had a consistently warm summer, followed by a cool to warm harvest, the kind that allows good flavor development as sugars rise and ... more

Château Leoville-Poyferre St. Julien 2004

The wines of Saint-Julien and those of Château Léoville Poyferré are first distinguished by their considerable aromatic complexity ranging from red fruits, such as cherry, to mushroom for older vintages. Thanks to its terroir, Léoville Poyferré displays a magnificent balance between alcohol, acidity and tannins. The wine develops a sumptuous ... more